The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26


at seven o'clock, the infant child of Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. Bell, aged three months and twenty
three days. Funeral on Thursday afternoon
at the residence.
Mrs. Mary Duncan of Niles, wife of Major |
l.. A. Duncan, editor of the Niles Republican,
died on Friday, the 18th inst. His brethren
of the press will all sympathize with the
major In his sad bereavement.
Chairman Phillips of the local option COM
mittee, has filed with the county clerk a petit
ton signed by more than 300 voters, ask
ing for IA special election to be called under
the provisions of the local option law.
Mrs. S. NJ. Hudson has presented to G.. J.
Hudson post, G.. A. r., of Mattawan, fine
portrait of her late husband, the major, after
whom the post was named. The boys will
be apt to value the picture very highly.
Father Wernert says those who compared
photographs with his, taken by Mr.. Prater,
willingly acknowledged that the Paw Paw
pictures were better that theirs though taken
in Paris, France; Rome, Italy; New York and
Boston.
The spiritual association of southwestern
Michigan will convene at Benton Harbor on
Saturday, Nov. 9TH, at three o'clock p. m,
and continue over Sunday. Hon. l.. V.
Moulton of Grand Rapids, will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
Married, at the residence of the brides
parents in this village, on Wednesday, the
10Th inst, Mr.. Charles Batchelder of Detroit,
to Miss Bertha Whitman of this place. The
NoRTHERNER extends its sincere congratula-
tions. "May they live long and prosper"
Farmers have so often been deceived by
horse blankets which do not wenr we'll that
they will doubtless be glad to know how they
can get strong horse blankets. They should
carefully read the attractive GA Horse Blanket
advertisements which appear in our columns.
Next Sunday will be observed az Harvest
Sunday" Mt the First Baptist church. The
pastor will preach "harvest sermon" in the
morning and conduct harvest service" in
the evening, when the kings entertain
ment" will be spread and all invited to par
take.
The Christian church has put one hundred
bibles into its pew-racks for use on Lords
Day, prayer meeting, Sunday schools, etc.
We understand that the proceeds of the
social to be held at Brother Pallister's next
Tuesday evening will be devoted TO paying
for such books.
G. III. Butler started last Monday morning
to join the Van Buren, hunters in the Upper
Peninsula. Tho party now consists of Clum
Engle, Will Thayer, Cole Rawson, j. w. Free,
Sam Buskirk and Milford Buskirk of Paw
Paw, Mitch Hogmire of Arlington, and Ed.
Hogmire of Columbia.
Married, in tho Congregational church in
South Haven, Sunday evening, October 23d,
MIR. Frank ID. Hodge and Miss Grace King,
both of Geneva. The groom is son of our
friend, Will Hodge. who is we'll known to
most of our citizens. The NoRTHERNER ex-
tends congratulations.
Mr. q. +. Gilman arrived home last Sun
day morning from Vermont, where he had
been called to attend the funeral of his sister,
Mrs. Dole, with whom many OF our citizens
were formerly acquainted, and for whose
death under peculiarly distressing circum-
stances much sorrow is felt.
We received an interesting batch of items
last week from a new correspondent in Wav
erly, but as they did not reach us until Tues
day afternoon, at which time our paper is
"made up for the press, we could not use
them. Try again, Waverly, and have your
communication come on Monday.
The secretary of the county board of
examiners visited the schools in Porter last
week. He reports them as doing as well
as could be expected. Most of the school
houses are in poor condition, and there is a
great lack of such helps, apparatus, etc, as
should be found in every public school.
1t is remarkable, the unanimity displayed
by so many Of our country contemporaries
as to their knowledge of the route of the
proposed new railroad from Grand Rapids to
Chicago. They know just where it will go
and just where it will not. The singular
part of the matter is that no two of them
agreo in their statements.
Every New York soldier or sailor of the
late war residing within the limits of this
state is requested to send his name and ad-
dress, together with his company, regiment,
battery or vessel, to A. A. Wilbur, secretary
Michigan society of New York veterans at
Sturgis, Mich, for the purpose of enabling
him to prepare a roster of such soldiers.
Elder II. A. Pallister and family being now
completely settled in the house formerly
occupied by Elder Russell, the ladies of bis
congregation will give coffee social at the
parsonage next Tuesday evening Refresh
ments will be served promptly at six o'clock
Mr. and Mrs. Palister hope to make the ac-
quaintance of large number o: our citizens
on that occasion.
At a meeting of the pastors of the several
churches of this village held last Monday, ii
was decided to invite T.. II. Harvey, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, to deliver Thanks
giving address at the Free Baptist church.
Evening praise service will be held at the
same church. The monthly temperance
meetings will be resumed, Elder Bell to de-
liver the first address on Sunday evening
November 9Th, at the Presbyterian church
| 1t has always been standing complaint
against the Dowagiac fair that gambling OF
every kind and character has been tolerated
in connection with it, and the recent exhibi.
tion of that society proves TO have been no
exception to the rule. The managers of the
Paw Paw fair wisely determined that nothing
of that nature should be permitted. If fair
cannot be run successfully without such in.
stitutions, its managers had better shut up
shop.
Died. on Saturday evening. the 22d inst,
at her late residence in the Lyle neighbor-
hood, five miles southwest of this village, of
acute peritonitis, Mr.. Perry Clark. With her
husband and family she moved TO this vicin-
! ity four years ago last spring from Wells
burO Pa since which time she had made MANY